Sep 11–12, 2026 · Union, SC · 📍 207 South Herndon Street · State championship
Reps: Bryan Stewart, Noel Kay · Prize money: $5,700
Maya Jane BBQ won Grand Champion at the Uniquely Union on September 11, 2026 in Union, SC at 207 South Herndon Street, scoring 702.7884 in a field of 14 teams. Smokin Skullies took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0744. Category winners: Chicken — Heritage BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Smokin Skullies (180.0000); Pork — Smokin Skullies (177.7144); Brisket — Maya Jane BBQ (177.7028).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
Maya Jane BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Smoke Central BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 1–2: Heritage BBQ and Pig on Fire tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Smoke Central BBQ and Casual Smokers SC tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Smokin Skullies and The Rusty Porker tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Smokin Skullies won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
Maya Jane BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2628 | 168.5488 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2744 | 169.6684 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 167.3828 |
14 entries · top 702.7884 · median 689.0686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maya Jane BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Skullies | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | Pig on Fire | |
| 5 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 6 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 7 | The Rusty Porker | |
| 8 | Yes, Dear BBQ | |
| 9 | Qmeisters | |
| 10 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 11 | Barrel Fever | |
| 12 | Muttley Crew BBQ | |
| 13 | Holt Brothers BBQ | |
| 14 | K & E's Little Smokers |
14 entries · top 180 · median 171.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 2 | Pig on Fire | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 5 | Maya Jane BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Skullies | |
| 7 | The Rusty Porker | |
| 8 | Yes, Dear BBQ | |
| 9 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 10 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 11 | Barrel Fever | |
| 12 | Muttley Crew BBQ | |
| 13 | Qmeisters | |
| 14 | Holt Brothers BBQ |
14 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Skullies | |
| 2 | Maya Jane BBQ | |
| 3 | Pig on Fire | |
| 4 | Yes, Dear BBQ | |
| 5 | Qmeisters | |
| 6 | The Rusty Porker | |
| 7 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 8 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 10 | Holt Brothers BBQ | |
| 11 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 12 | Barrel Fever | |
| 13 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 14 | Muttley Crew BBQ |
14 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Skullies | |
| 2 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 3 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 4 | Barrel Fever | |
| 5 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 6 | Maya Jane BBQ | |
| 7 | Pig on Fire | |
| 8 | Yes, Dear BBQ | |
| 9 | The Rusty Porker | |
| 10 | Muttley Crew BBQ | |
| 11 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 12 | Holt Brothers BBQ | |
| 13 | Qmeisters | |
| 14 | K & E's Little Smokers |
14 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maya Jane BBQ | |
| 2 | The Rusty Porker | |
| 3 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 5 | Yes, Dear BBQ | |
| 6 | Muttley Crew BBQ | |
| 7 | Qmeisters | |
| 8 | Holt Brothers BBQ | |
| 9 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 10 | Smokin Skullies | |
| 11 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 12 | Pig on Fire | |
| 13 | Barrel Fever | |
| 14 | K & E's Little Smokers |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
9 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rusty Porker | |
| 2 | Maya Jane BBQ | |
| 3 | K & E's Little Smokers | |
| 4 | Muttley Crew BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 6 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 7 | Pig on Fire | |
| 8 | Smokin Skullies | |
| 9 | Heritage BBQ |
7 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.0116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maya Jane BBQ | |
| 2 | The Rusty Porker | |
| 3 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 4 | Muttley Crew BBQ | |
| 5 | Rise N Swine BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Skullies | |
| 7 | K & E's Little Smokers |